Using Space Agents
Agents that learn
How agents refine their own notes and instructions from experience and feedback, and how you stay in control.
An agent can get better at its job over time. It does this by changing two things only: its memory (facts and preferences it has learned) and its instructions (how it goes about the work).
This is on by default. Turn it off under Agents › your agent › Profile › Self Improve.
How it learns
While it works, the agent can write a note (“The finance team wants numbers in euros”), correct a note that changed, or remove one that's wrong.
After a task, a quick review of the conversation runs in the background. It looks at what you corrected, what you complained about, and any review you declined and why. Most of the time it concludes there is nothing to change, which is the usual outcome. It never slows down or interrupts the task.
What changes automatically, and what waits for you
| Change | What happens |
|---|---|
| Memory notes | Applied right away. |
| Instructions of your personal agent | Applied, and you're notified. |
| Instructions of a team agent | Held as a suggestion. Members can't edit team instructions, so working with the agent mustn't either. |
| Instructions after the agent read outside text (the web, an email, another system) | Held. Outside text is where a hidden “instruction” could sneak in. |
| A rewrite that removes over half the text | Held. |
Held changes are suggestions. The agent's editors get a notification and decide under Improvements.
The Improvements tab
Every change is listed with what it replaced and why. For each one you can:
- Accept or Dismiss a suggestion.
- Revert a change that was applied.
If the text has changed since, accepting or reverting is refused, so you can't silently lose later edits.
What it can never do
- Change anything except its notes and instructions. Resources, permissions, approval rules and the “Always” rule are out of reach.
- Give itself more access. Access is enforced by the system, so even a cleverly-worded instruction can't grant any.
- Overwrite an edit you made in the meantime.
When it doesn't apply
Self-improvement is off for Front Desks, for private team agents (the “requester” visibility), and for any task that is part of someone else's request, since their words aren't yours to learn from.